Prunus avium(PRNAV)

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Last modification: 2004-04-10

Basic information

EPPO code:
PRNAV

Preferred name:
Prunus avium

Authority:
Linnaeus

Notes

Europe (except northeast), Mediterranean (except southeast), Black Sea, Caucasus, Central Asia. Cultivated for its fruits, principally in the form of cultivars, and introduced into temperate regions worldwide. The common names provided may relate to the species as a whole, or to subsp. avium (i.e. the wild plant)